page_title: Nabob
hierarchical_section_title: Nabob
caption_attribution_description: Caricatures of Nabobs
context_page_description: A nabob is a conspicuously wealthy man deriving his fortune in the east, especially in India during the 18th century with the privately held East India Company.
context_section_description: A nabob /ˈneɪbɒb/ is a conspicuously wealthy man deriving his fortune in the east, especially in India during the 18th century with the privately held East India Company.
caption: An 1811 caricature of contemporary British nabobs
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